How Do You Homeschooling High School Students?
Home schooling a high school age child can be both easier and harder than home schooling a younger child. Easier because your child now has the fundamental skills to do much of his own work and conduct his own research. Harder in the fact that you as a parent are likely to be less able to instruct in subjects you yourself may not remember. You may, in fact, find yourself not so much teaching at this point as facilitating–making sure he has all of the supplies he needs and checking in to see that he is actually pursuing his course of studies. Check out a prepackaged curriculum if you prefer a more structured method of schooling. If you have been homeschooling using a particular curriculum all along, chances are your program continues up through the 12th grade so you can just continue with it if you’ve been satisfied with the way things are going. If not, or if you are new to homeschooling, feel free to experiment with other methods. Check with other homeschooling parents to see what’s
